our problems and conquer them, we must iace them now. Let us leave mañana for the kind of person who typifies the cricket Let us be like the tusy ant who stored away food and fuel for the rainy day and was prepared to meet any emergency. Prepared to meet the task today, should be our watchword.
One of the most distinguished artists of all time is Velasquez, Spanish painter. His portraits adorn the walls of many private and public museums today. Carlos Chavez, world famous Spanish spealing musician, a Mexican, was recently guest conductor for the New York, Philadelphia and Chicago Philharmonic Orchestras, the greatest orchestras in the United States. That small glimmer of attraction for music in a child should be heartily encouraged. The artistic touch should be promoted in every young person. Give the youngsters this chance !
We can serve humanity with what God through our forefathers provided us with, artistic ability, musical talent and a love for huuianity.
Right, Joe — where you say we're blessed with musical and artistic ability. Here is a cut-out of a story from "Time" maga zine about Carlos Chavez:
MEXICAN MAESTRO
When the U.S. man in the street thinks about Mexican music, chances are he thinks of two songs: (1) La Paloma, (2) La Cucaracha. Yet La Paloma, though once tremendously popular in Mexico, was written by a Spaniard who lived in Cuba, and both it and La Cucaracha are more Cuban than Mexican in rhythm. To day most of Mexico's music is Spanish in origin. Put ancient instruments dug from Aztec tombs prove that Mexico was musical long before Cortez and his Spaniards conquered it.
Last week Mexico's No, 1 musician, wiry, dynamic Carlos "Chavez, entered NBC 1s Studio 8—H to conduct the first of two Saturday m^ht broadcasts. First to, follow famed IXacstro Toscanini at the head of NBC’s new $600,000—a—year radio orchestra, Conductor Chavez" drew a large studio audience, Pro*-¿ranuned were two of Conductor Chavez’ own compositions: the Sinfonía de Áatigona; and the Sinfonia .Ind^.a, in which Composer Chavez uses several authentic Mexican Indian themes,
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